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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 3, 2020Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2020, 6:49 PM CDT for Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2020, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2020, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 753 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 916 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 3, 6:44 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 6:44 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:02 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
602 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

ALZ051-053-054-032345-
Wilcox AL-Clarke AL-Choctaw AL-
602 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND WEST
CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

At 602 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Epes to Surginer, and moving west at 5 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville and Pennington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
      3228 8802 3218 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804
      3206 8807 3207 8810 3205 8812 3199 8810
      3201 8809 3199 8807 3199 8767 3200 8763
      3203 8762 3193 8756 3186 8814 3231 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 077DEG 5KT 3267 8813 3205 8774

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:19 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
619 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

MSZ075-078-079-040000-
Stone MS-Perry MS-George MS-
619 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WESTERN
GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY AND NORTHEASTERN STONE COUNTIES UNTIL 700
PM CDT...

At 619 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 12 miles southwest
of Lucedale, moving west at 5 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of western George,
southeastern Perry and northeastern Stone Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3094 8899 3095 8871 3077 8866 3073 8876
      3073 8888 3068 8888 3068 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 077DEG 5KT 3085 8877

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:34 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
634 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

ALZ053-055-040030-
Clarke AL-Monroe AL-
634 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WESTERN
MONROE AND EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

At 634 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of Monroeville, moving west at 5 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Grove Hill and Whatley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3169 8741 3151 8736 3133 8763 3173 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 077DEG 5KT 3159 8747

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:35 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
635 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

ALZ262-FLZ201-040030-
Baldwin Inland AL-Escambia Inland FL-
635 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...NORTH
CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
CDT...

At 635 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
of Bay Minette, moving west at 5 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bay Minette.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3113 8783 3108 8762 3100 8762 3100 8757
      3085 8752 3079 8766 3079 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 077DEG 5KT 3094 8764

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	23 min
Jul 3, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	43 min
Jul 3, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	26 min
Jul 3, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	25 min
Jul 3, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	38 min
Jul 3, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	30 min
Jul 3, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	46 min
Jul 3, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Marengo	43 min
Jul 3, 6:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Conecuh, Covington	112 min
Jul 3, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	46 min
Jul 3, 6:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia	113 min
Jul 3, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	56 min
Jul 3, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	55 min
Jul 3, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	38 min
Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	50 min
Jul 3, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	38 min
Jul 3, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	34 min
Jul 3, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	30 min
Jul 3, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	27 min
Jul 3, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	31 min
Jul 3, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	41 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.